Hugh Downs

Hugh Downs

b. 1921 — d. 2020 (aged 99) Akron, Ohio, USA
Actor Writer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hugh Malcolm Downs (February 14, 1921 – July 1, 2020) was an American broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, and music composer. A regular television presence from the 1940s through the 1990s, he had several successful roles on morning television, prime time television, and late night television. Downs served as announcer/sidekick for Tonight Starring Jack Paar from 1957 to 1962, co-host of the NBC News program Today from 1962 to 1971, host of the Concentration game show from 1958 to 1969, and anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20 from 1978 to 1999. Among other shows during his career, he also hosted the PBS talk show Over Easy, and was the sometime co-host of the syndicated talk show Not for Women Only.

Known For

Filmography

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20/20
2023 Self
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Mission: Dawn Patrol
2010 Actor
Nautilus the Next Generation
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Nautilus the Next Generation
2010 Self
Jack Paar: Smart Television
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★ 7.5
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003 Self
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★ 4.9
The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television
2000 Self
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★ 7.5
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
2000 Self Actor
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Mighty Mo: The Many Lives of the USS Missouri
1998 Self
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Media Literacy: The New Basic
1996 Self Actor
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The 17th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards
1996 Self
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New Passages
1996 Self
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The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Barbara Walters
1994 Self
World of Discovery
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★ 7.5
World of Discovery
1990 Self
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The 6th Annual Academy of Television and Radio Awards
1990 Self
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The Avant-Garde in Russia: 1910 to 1930 - New Perspectives
1981 Self
Oh, God! Book II
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★ 5.3
Oh, God! Book II
1980 Actor
NBC Newscaster
20/20
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★ 6.8
20/20
1978 Writer
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The 5th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
1978 Self
Over Easy
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★ 6.6
Over Easy
1977 Self Actor
Live from Lincoln Center
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★ 8.6
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 Self
Woman of the Year
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★ 6.2
Woman of the Year
1976 Actor
Hugh Downs
Nothing by Chance
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★ 7.6
Nothing by Chance
1975 Actor
Narrator
Survival of Spaceship Earth
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★ 6.5
Survival of Spaceship Earth
1972 Self
Once Upon a Wheel
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★ 6.1
Once Upon a Wheel
1971 Self
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Not for Women Only
1968 Self
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The 19th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1967 Self
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Danny Thomas Special: On the Road to Lebanon
1966 Self
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To Become a Man
1964 Self
The Tonight Show
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★ 7.8
The Tonight Show
1962 Self Actor
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★ 6.2
Esther Williams at Cypress Gardens
1960 Self
Invention for Destruction
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★ 7.5
Invention for Destruction
1958 Self
Concentration
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★ 7.8
Concentration
1958 Self Actor
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar
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★ 8.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar
1957 Self
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★ 2.5
America After Dark
1957 Self
The Arlene Francis Show
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★ 5.4
The Arlene Francis Show
1957 Self Actor
Home
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★ 5.0
Home
1954 Self Actor
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Your Luncheon Date
1951 Self
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Coffee And
1951 Self
Hawkins Falls, Population 6200
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★ 7.7
Hawkins Falls, Population 6200
1950 Self
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
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★ 7.8
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
1947 Self
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My Most Unforgettable Character as Told by... Carroll O'Connor
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